Once again, Geoff Keighley's celebration of both the art -- and economics -- of video games is in the books, bookending awards that celebrate gaming with a non-stop deluge of announcement trailers, making sure you don't just get excited about the games that came up, but dig deep into the hype.

There are other, more fully featured recaps of the awards show, which included an appearance by Al Pacino, a lengthy acceptance speech by God of War: Ragnarok voice actor Christopher Judge, and a surreal stage appearance at the end of the night by some random dude who may-or-may-not be a white nationalist, but at the end of the day, it was about games. And these are the reveals that got me excited.

Hellboy: Web of Wyrd

[www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFTvuCl_zbw)

Technically from the pre-show, this reveal of the forthcoming (and I believe first?) Hellboy game stunned with its cell shaded style that makes it look like Mike Mignola art come to life. Definitely hoping this is one of the good comic-book-to-video-game adaptations.

Hades II

[www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-iHDj3EwdI)

The game which made people love rogue-likes and want to romance its entire cast (and voice actors) is back for a second go, and it looks just as good as the first. I've been a fan of Supergiant Games since their first title, Bastion, so suffice to say, I'm going to be in the bag for this. My one bummer? I'm not a PC gamer so I won't get to be a part of the early access fun.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

[www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRaobDJjiec)

I really enjoyed Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, so the idea of a more refined, more visually stunning sequel has me on board. I mean, how GREAT does this look? The line between video game graphics and movie CG continues to blur.

Death Stranding 2 (Working Title)

[www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr2yB93pIGw)

It's Kojima, so you know from the jump, either you're in or you're out. Personally? I'm very in for more of his crazy nonsense.

Earthblade

[www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wafFds3Ppb0)

The devs of indie darling Celeste are back, and it's a ding-dang Metroidvania! THIS IS MY SHIT.

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

[www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_px40TUf6zQ)

FromSoftware games are very polarizing, and like this year's Game of the Year award winner, Elden Ring, I feel like their next title -- a return to their Armored Core franchise -- is going to be one I respect more than I enjoy. But this reveal trailer is incredible. The visuals and music are absolutely stunning and worth showcasing for that alone.

Final Fantasy XVI

[www.youtube.com/watch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwu-57pBxd8)

I'm going to be honest, I haven't really been a major JRPG fan since I was a teenager and had a lot more time on my hands. But with each trailer for Final Fantasy XVI, I find myself more and more excited for its June release. Maybe it's because this is the most "traditional" FF in style since, I dunno, IX? All I know is, I was very impressed with its traditional-RPG-by-way-of-Game-of-Thrones vibes, and I've added it to my wishlist.

For those who caught the show, what did you like? What didn't work for you? And would the Academy Awards be infinitely better if it had all the biggest trailers for movies between awards? I say: maybe.